iana Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Ive managed to deposit a pool of brake fluid on the garage floor, missed the car so all good but any suggestions for cleaning the concrete floor? I’m assuming it won’t harm the tyres as one will be in the area of the pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Mop up the worst and bin the cloth. Rinse with water. It’s very water soluble. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Water will be fine on the floor. I assume you can hose it down! Spills on the car, I'd use water, then methylated spirit. Brake fluid also soluble in meths, and that is easier to dry off with an airline, or just mopping. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 yes braake fluid disolves in water , if you still get a stain stuff like Jizer, Gunk, Hyperclean are good for any degreasing and washing off with water even a bottle of blue brush cleaner like polyclense is brilliant for degreasing , and a wash with water , always handy to have on the shelf to absorb big spills use mop granules or bentonite based (clay)cat litter just a few ideas pete edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: benotine = bentonite...... Maybe also worth noting that brake (not the silicone stuff) is quite flammable. Not volatile like petrol / thinners but has a lower self-ignition temperature. Tip petrol or brake fluid on a hot manifold - the petrol just hisses, the brake fluid bursts into flames...... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nick need you as secretary !!!! i always thought it was Fullers Earth but seems not pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, iana said: Ive managed to deposit a pool of brake fluid on the garage floor, missed the car so all good but any suggestions for cleaning the concrete floor? I’m assuming it won’t harm the tyres as one will be in the area of the pool Elbow grease is one of the best cleaners around, water soluble good on engines non flammable just brilliant stuff 99p a bottle in home and bargain or B&M https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELBOW-GREASE-ORIGINAL-500ml-All-Purpose-Degreaser-Kitchen-Bathroom-Solvent-Free/293109053864?hash=item443ea939a8:g:DJoAAOSw~Xxc8sAv Anyone on here tried it? Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Tony, OMG! For a moment I thought you meant hard work with a scrubbing brush.😱 Nasty stuff brake fluid, VERY flammable and mixes with water, which is why you should change it every couple of years. Or get silicone. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Fullers Earth! My mother always said, I didn't know which Earth I was on, this or Fullers. So silicone brake fluid is - non-inflammable and doesn't damage paint. But get it on a panel, and painting it after is difficult. How to clean it off? Just asking, for completeness, no crisis in the garage. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Tony, OMG! For a moment I thought you meant hard work with a scrubbing brush.😱 db I would never wish that on you Doug Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 John, My mother said much the same, but she was referring, in the disappointed way only a mother can, to Fuller’s brewery. Centre of the known universe. Sadly now owned by a Japanese company. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, poppyman said: Elbow grease is one of the best cleaners around, water soluble good on engines non flammable just brilliant stuff 99p a bottle in home and bargain or B&M https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELBOW-GREASE-ORIGINAL-500ml-All-Purpose-Degreaser-Kitchen-Bathroom-Solvent-Free/293109053864?hash=item443ea939a8:g:DJoAAOSw~Xxc8sAv Anyone on here tried it? Tony. Elbow grease? The stuff on Amazon/eBay I have accidentally seen is for homosexual use. It contains antiseptic agents in case you split a ring. I was looking for polyurethane compatible grease by the way. If anybody wants to buy it is available here: https://www.clonezonedirect.co.uk/elbow-grease-original-cream-4oz Enjoy, Iain. Edited December 5, 2019 by Spitfire6 added link to the cream for those that might use it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 How topics drift is fascinating. Where now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Vanadium23 said: How and where topics drift is fascinating. Where now? eBay? Or Amazon? Edited December 5, 2019 by Spitfire6 Added Amazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Pete you a right, fullers earth is a term used for a range of aluminium silicates (clay particles) that can absorb multiple times their own weight/mass in moisture, kayolinite, montmorillonite, bentonite, etc. Hence the use in cat litter I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 we had a tub of fullers earth to keep the cone clutch dry on the Commer 1912 shooting brake ,(its now in the oxford bus museum) 3 speed pre select gearbox and nearly 30mph , i only drove it round the factory once as a apprentice , that was hairy enough . Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 14 hours ago, Spitfire6 said: It contains antiseptic agents in case you split a ring. Easily done if the piston is oversize and tight in the bore. I've a block to get bored later today, no idea what size we'll end up but I'll just stick to assembly lube or engine oil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 OoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooH, Matron! Nhoj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Oooohh not that ring !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 44 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: Oooohh not that ring !!! I was in all innocence referring to engines, and don't have any idea of what the term 'double entendre' means. It's not in my WSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 one is normally risque' or indecent where does that idea come from Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 I'll say two words Daffodil Carryon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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